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Thursday, May 12, 2016

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

Magic is dangerous—but love is more dangerous still. Discover the riveting first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices Trilogy, prequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series.

When
sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her
destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and
something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where
vampires, warlocks and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets.
Only the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the world of
demons, keep order amidst the chaos.

Kidnapped by the mysterious
Dark Sisters, members of a secret organization called The Pandemonium
Club, Tessa soon learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare
ability: the power to transform, at will, into another person. What’s
more, the Magister, the shadowy figure who runs the Club, will stop at
nothing to claim Tessa's power for his own.

Friendless and
hunted, Tessa takes refuge with the Shadowhunters of the London
Institute, who swear to find her brother if she will use her power to
help them. She soon finds herself fascinated by—and torn between—two
best friends: James, whose fragile beauty hides a deadly secret, and
blue-eyed Will, whose caustic wit and volatile moods keep everyone in
his life at arm's length . . . everyone, that is, but Tessa. As their
search draws them deep into the heart of an arcane plot that threatens
to destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa realizes that she may need to choose
between saving her brother and helping her new friends save the world. .
. . and that love may be the most dangerous magic of all. @goodreads

MY REVIEW:

5 STARS

I
can't believe it took me so long to read this book! I loved the world
it is set in and all of the characters accept the evil ones. Although,
the evil ones were done very nicely indeed!

I'm sure about a million thousand people know the story by now, but I guess I will tell it some more ☺

Tessa
Grey comes to London to be with her brother Nate after their Aunt dies.
But she is captured by the evil Dark Sisters. They torture her into
using a magic she didn't know she had. And then she is saved by Will
Herondale and Jem Carstairs. These beautiful boys are Nephilim Warriors
or Shadowhunters.

The
boys bring her back to the Institute, which generally doesn't let
anyone that isn't a shadowhunter live there, but Tessa is something else
so it's all good. Tessa meets Charlotte and Henry who run the Institute
and a very sweet couple. Henry always got a laugh out of me with his
antics.

--->Excerpts<---

Henry beamed and patted the burned sleeve of his jacket with a look of satisfaction. "You know what this means?"Will set the vase down. "That you set yourself on fire and didn't even notice?""That
the flame-retardant mixture I developed last week works!" Henry said
proudly. "This material must have been burning a good ten minutes, and
it isn't even half burned through!" He squinted down at his arm.
"Perhaps I ought to set the other sleeve on fire and see how long--""Henry,"
said Charlotte, who appeared to have recovered from her shock, "If you
set yourself on fire deliberately, I will institute divorce proceedings.
Now sit down and eat your supper. And say hello to our guest."

•••••••

"Wait till you see it!" Henry replied. He held up the object. "Watch."Will
moved to object, but it was too late; Henry had already pressed the
button. There was a blinding flare of light and a whooshing sound, and
the room was plunged into blackness. Tessa gave a yelp of surprise, and
Jem laughed softly. "Am I blind?" Will's voice floated out of the
darkness, tinged with annoyance. "I'm not going to be at all pleased if
you've blinded me, Henry."

I also very much liked the
people that worked at the Institute. Thomas, Sophie and Agatha were all
very nice people. Oh and there is Jessamine who I reckon is
shadowhunter, I kept not really thinking about her as she was a butt
head a lot of the time.

Anyway, so this evil dude wants Tessa
for her abilities so they all get in this big war over Tessa. This evil
dude also have these crazy clockwork people, which made me think of that
Dr. Who episode. Yes, my mind wandered! ........ The shadowhunters are
also trying to help Tessa get her brother Nate back from the evil dude.

I
don't want to go on and on since so many people have already read this
trilogy, but I just loved it and I look forward to the next books. I
love this world the author has made and I want to see where she is going
to take this one! Then on to the Mortal Instruments, although I did
read the first one many moons ago but I'm going to start it over and
read the whole series. Go me!

I would like to have my own clockwork angel! And I have a crush on Jem! I like Will too.

Great review Melissa! Yay I am so glad and happy you love and enjoy this book. The infernal Devices is one of my top favorite series ever and I am team Will all the way even though I didn't mind Jem either. I hope you enjoy the rest of the trilogy when you get a chance too read them. Thank you for your awesome post Melissa